phin

es. The sight of Alessandro's hand tracing a slow path down Aria's spine, the posse

n a small, darkened alcove that overlooked the

to me. His movements were urgent, desperate. I heard the rustle of her dress,

d against her skin. "Not like her.

ut possession. I saw his hand slide a box into hers. A Carti

t break. It tu

ect, my expression serene. A Donna to the very end. I saw Ar

hed me, a triumphant smirk on her lips. In front

her voice loud enough for everyone to hear

my own as cold a

took a clumsy step back, her heel catching on the rug. She stu

A sharp, searing pain shot up my arm as a piece of crystal sliced

ng, but not toward me. He shoved past my fallen form, his body a human shie

hose

he De Luca family chose his mistress over his Donna. He left me bleeding

elp me. They were

. Ignoring the stares, the whispers, the sudden, sharp intake

c to have my wound stitched. The nurse was

Aria by the hand, his face a mask of concern. He gently brushed a stray piece of glass from her hair,

ed asset. I was a liability

plan was no longer an

who was my husband tend to the woman who had replaced me,